Suicide
bombers detonated explosives at three international hotels in Amman,
Jordan's capital city. So far the death toll stands at about 53 people
and with scores of wounded. Unfortunately, the causality figures may
be amended as events unfold.

According
to witnesses, there have been explosions at the Radisson, the Grand
Hyatt, and a Day's Inn motor hotel. All three are located in Amman.
Two of the blasts were caused by suicide bombers with explosives strapped
to their bodies. The third was perpetrated by a bomber in a vehicle
containing explosives. Police believed earlier that the Radisson blast
had been caused by a bomb placed in a false ceiling.

At
9 PM Jordanian time, the Jordanian people were shocked by the simultaneous
bomb blasts. The fact that these were coordinated attacks at three
separate locations would appear to indicate Al-Qaeda or a Wahhabi
group allied with Al-Qaeda. But no group or groups have claimed responsibility
as yet.

Jordan's
King Abdullah, a staunch ally of the United States, blamed a "deviant
and misled group" for the attacks in his released statement. "The
attacks targeted and killed innocent Jordanian civilians," he said.

There
are reports that Westerners and Israelis were checked into the Radisson
hotel, but figures on those casualties are still unknown.

While
this horror takes place in Jordan, rioting in France enters its second
week, and Somali terrorists attack US cruise ships, there are politicians
in the United States who are more concerned over where we are treating
captured terrorists and where these secret facilities are located.
There are politicians who are more concerned over interrogation tactics
which our soldiers, intelligence officer and law enforcement officials
employ to get terrorist thugs to talk and hopefully provide information
that will save American lives and others around the world.

While
terrorist bombers continue to inflict death and suffering upon innocent
people, our political leaders in Washington, DC are carping about
some CIA bureaucrat having her name leaked to the media, even though
witness after witness after witness including a decorated US Army
General tell us that it was the "victim's" husband who told them his
wife worked for the CIA. There are political leaders who are calling
for commission after commission after commission in the hopes they
can hurt other political leaders, while ignoring those things that
would actually make Americans safer.

While
bodies lay in city streets throughout the world, we have political
leaders who seek to score brownie points as they pontificate about
national security while behind the scenes they work to undermine our
military, our intelligence operatives, and our police. They do this
with the help of news organizations who enjoy an aura of non-partisanship
when in actuality they shovel liberal, anti-war talking points on
Americans on a daily basis. The problem is too many Americans still
believe these terrorist enablers in the news media.

While
the terrorists plot and plan attacks, gather weapons and build explosive
devices, our leaders in Washington, DC are busy trying to discredit
the Commander-in-Chief with anything they can find. If he doesn't
act as they believe he should, they attack. If he takes action, they
attack And they attack anyone who attempts to protect the American
people, whether they be police chiefs, mayors or governors.

In
New York, for instance, the left-wingers dispatched the ACLU to stop
police officers from performing anti-terror measures such as random
bag checks. Our political leaders and their minions in the media,
in left-wing organizations and in groups representing ambulance-chasing
lawyers comb the nation seeking examples of that horror of horrors
-- racial profiling. Our Supreme Court and the liberals are attempting
to give due process rights citizens enjoy in the United States to
terrorists and enemy combatants.

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And
polls show these political leaders are gaining the support of a majority
of Americans. We've had our wake up calls. It may be Americans aren't
asleep, they're just comatose.

Jim Kouri, CPP
is currently fifth vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs
of Police. He's former chief at a New York City housing project in Washington
Heights nicknamed "Crack City" by reporters covering the drug war in the
1980s. He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police
and security officers throughout the country.

He writes for
many police and crime magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times,
The Narc Officer, Campus Law Enforcement Journal, and others. He's appeared
as on-air commentator for over 100 TV and radio news and talk shows including
Oprah, McLaughlin Report, CNN Headline News, MTV, Fox News, etc. His book
Assume The Position is available at Amazon.Com, Booksamillion.com, and
can be ordered at local bookstores.

Jordan's
King Abdullah, a staunch ally of the United States, blamed a "deviant
and misled group" for the attacks in his released statement. "The attacks
targeted and killed innocent Jordanian civilians," he said.